Our view: General plan falls short when it comes to housing
When it comes to housing, Santa Barbara County seems determined to underpromise and underdeliver. That’s our takeaway from the latest update to the housing element in the county’s general plan – one that purports to meet state mandates for housing in unincorporated county areas through 2031. That there is a plan at all owes a debt Read More →
Vaccines remain the safest path against COVID-19, especially for POC
Let me be clear, I am not a COVID-19 expert. I am a researcher, a hospital administrator and a Person of Color (POC). I don’t consider myself a typical essential worker. I am vaccinated and I’ve caught COVID-19 and experienced the internal mental pervasive fear associated with not knowing what physiological outcomes I would encounter Read More →

Street Smarts: Famed author to speak at Westmont President’s Breakfast
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Benn: Griffin Living sells Simi Valley retail center
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Dubroff: Lawsuit vs. Google could pave way for Central Coast companies
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Street Smarts: Santa Barbara Film Festival lineup announced
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Dubroff: Small business recovery should be part of the POTUS visit to the region
When Joe Biden arrives on the Central Coast during his expected tour of storm damage, the unspoken issue won’t be the missing documents found at his former office and current residence in Delaware. Those questions will likely get plenty of airtime. But the unspoken questions will be what has happened to the small business haven Read More →







